Comments on: “ http://www.somestrangeideas.com/2009/12/14/1432/ live, from austin: theology, webdesign and other stuff Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:55:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Austin http://www.somestrangeideas.com/2009/12/14/1432/comment-page-1/#comment-108601 Austin Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:32:28 +0000 http://www.somestrangeideas.com/2009/12/14/1432/#comment-108601 What does this mean, "does not spring from a cause..."? What about the Holy Spirit? And the argument seems a bit self-refuting in stating that we are not to follow principles...that is a principle in it of itself. Also, if we are to move towards an end...what end is this? "Kingdom of God" Okay, but what does that mean? Look like? "Isaiah 61" Yeah, okay, but I mean here, now and today. "The abusive father stops abusing. The prostitute is brought out of her profession and finds a new creative way to spend her day. The CEO who embezzled without getting caught chooses to repay everyone he stole from four-fold." Right, what do these things have in common? "The Spirit of God transformed humanity from corruption to life" Then we need to figure out a way to apply these abstract principles into a concrete practical reality. Jesus never preached pragmatic nihilism, he gave us principles to live by "forgive. love. think creatively. redeem." It's our job to contextualize and instantiate. What does this mean, “does not spring from a cause…”? What about the Holy Spirit?

And the argument seems a bit self-refuting in stating that we are not to follow principles…that is a principle in it of itself.

Also, if we are to move towards an end…what end is this?
“Kingdom of God”
Okay, but what does that mean? Look like?
“Isaiah 61″
Yeah, okay, but I mean here, now and today.
“The abusive father stops abusing. The prostitute is brought out of her profession and finds a new creative way to spend her day. The CEO who embezzled without getting caught chooses to repay everyone he stole from four-fold.”
Right, what do these things have in common?
“The Spirit of God transformed humanity from corruption to life”
Then we need to figure out a way to apply these abstract principles into a concrete practical reality.

Jesus never preached pragmatic nihilism, he gave us principles to live by “forgive. love. think creatively. redeem.” It’s our job to contextualize and instantiate.

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